Cybersecurity Analyst
UK
The median Cybersecurity Analyst salary in the UK is £56,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 634 | 714 | 790 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +80 | +76 | +251 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Analyst | 78 | 196 | 169 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.14% | 0.20% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 0.21% | 0.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 64 | 173 | 139 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £37,500 | £37,267 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,031 | £45,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,500 | £55,000 | £53,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.73% | +2.80% | +12.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,125 | £70,000 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,925 | £77,500 | £79,200 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £54,375 | £50,000 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.75% | +17.65% | -1.16% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,981 | 94,642 | 91,089 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.74% | 94.70% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,187 | 67,606 | 57,639 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,564 | £50,000 | £53,059 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.13% | -5.76% | +6.12% |
Cybersecurity Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Cybersecurity Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Cybersecurity Analyst
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst.
Cybersecurity Analyst
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.
Cybersecurity Analyst
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cybersecurity Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 20 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +45 | 70 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 59 |
| UK excluding London | +75 | 38 | £54,375 | +8.75% | 46 |
| London | +80 | 26 | £75,000 | +30.43% | 27 |
| Work from Home | +86 | 24 | £55,000 | - | 39 |
| South East | +70 | 10 | £51,750 | -23.33% | 18 |
| Scotland | +119 | 7 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 5 |
| East of England | +33 | 7 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 6 |
| South West | +73 | 5 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 3 |
| Midlands | +57 | 5 | £50,000 | +6.38% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +60 | 4 | £50,000 | +36.05% | 2 |
| North of England | +22 | 4 | £46,000 | +8.24% | 9 |
| North West | -16 | 4 | £46,000 | +22.67% | 1 |
| East Midlands | +22 | 1 | £37,500 | -28.57% | 5 |
Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 2025, Cybersecurity Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Cybersecurity Analyst in the job title.
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Cybersecurity Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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